Police continue increased traffic enforcement with safety initiatives

Coquitlam, Public Alert

2023-04-04 11:35 PDT

Coquitlam RCMP conducted 1411 violation contacts during the month of February.

Coquitlam RCMP’s Traffic Team continue their road safety initiatives using High Accident Zone Enforcement (HAZE) and High Visibility Enforcement (HVE). HVE is a universal traffic safety approach designed to create deterrence and change unlawful traffic behaviours. The focused areas are specifically targeted to reduce harm.

See previous media release from January 19, 2023 for more information

See previous media release from February 21, 2023 for more information

View larger image - Police stop an excessive speeder travelling 131 km/hr in 70 km/hr zone on the Mary Hill Bypass near Broadway Street in Port Coquitlam

Coquitlam RCMP’s Traffic Enforcement Team issued 334 HAZE violation tickets in February which includes 62 within Como Lake and Fowler, 63 within Lougheed and Alderson Avenue and 79 within Lougheed and Pinetree Way. Police continue to target the MaryHill Bypass area due to the constant dangerous driving habits within this stretch of road which resulted in 130 violation tickets.

Coquitlam RCMP Traffic Services worked hard to ensure that everyone made it home to see their Valentine during the month of February, said Staff Sergeant Mark McCutcheon, Coquitlam RCMP’s Traffic Services Commander. We hope through public awareness and these enforcement campaigns we can encourage the public to practice safe driving habits.

Coquitlam RCMP Traffic Services continue to focus enforcement along the MaryHill Bypass in Port Coquitlam and Lougheed Hwy / Hwy 7 in Coquitlam as a part of HAZE. These areas have been identified as having the highest rate of casualty crashes within the BC Lower Mainland, according to ICBC statistics.

The intersection along the Maryhill Bypass at Broadway Street in Port Coquitlam is in the top 10 crash intersections within the Lower Mainland in 2021 with 135 collisions alone, according to ICBC statistics. Since 2017, there have been 858 vehicle collisions at this intersection.

Additionally, Lougheed Hwy / Hwy 7 corridor between United Bouvard and Como Lake Avenue continue to have a high rate of collisions. Since 2017, there have been 274 collisions at Lougheed Hwy and United Bouvard, 286 collisions at Cape Horn and Colony Farm Road and 307 at Pitt River Road and Lougheed Hwy. Another focused area for Coquitlam HAZE is Lougheed Hwy at Barnet Hwy which has had 579 collisions since 2017, according to ICBC.

For more information regarding Lower Mainland crashes between 2017 to 2021, please visit ICBC’s interactive map.

With the success of the previous month’s initiative, the Traffic Enforcement Team will continue to conduct HAZE and HVE throughout April. Coquitlam RCMP will continue to share the enforcement calendar in order to educate the public on the type of traffic enforcement we conduct.

April Calendar

Saturday, April 1

• HAZE Operation in Port Coquitlam on Highway 7B / Mary Hill Bypass
• Team Enforcement road checks targeting Impaired driving

Thursday, April 6

• HAZE Operation along Como Lake in Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement for speed enforcement along Como Lake and Mariner Way in Coquitlam

Friday, April 7

• HAZE Operation in Port Coquitlam on Highway 7B / Mary Hill Bypass
• Team Enforcement targeting speed

Saturday, April 8

• HAZE Operation in Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement for impaired driving near Coquitlam Centre

Sunday, April 9

• HAZE Operation in Port Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement for speed along the Mary Hill Bypass

Friday, April 14

• HAZE Operation in Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement targeting Unlicensed and Prohibited drivers

Saturday, April 15

• HAZE Operation in Port Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement along the Mary Hill Bypass

Sunday, April 16

• HAZE Operation in Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement in park and playgrounds in Coquitlam

Monday, April 17

• HAZE Operation in Port Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement in high volume areas along the Mary Hill Bypass, Broadway and Coast Meridian

Saturday, April 22

• HAZE Operation in Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement along Belcarra Bay Road

Sunday, April 23

• HAZE Operation in Port Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement targeting Child Occupant Restraints

Monday, April 24

• HAZE Operation in Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement in Coquitlam

Tuesday, April 25

• HAZE Operation in Port Coquitlam
• Joint Team Enforcement for Commercial Vehicle Inspections

Sunday, April 30

• HAZE Operation in Coquitlam
• Team Enforcement targeting impaired driving

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Email: coquitlam_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: coquitlam.rcmp-grc.gc.ca (English only)

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